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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rosiere, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rosiere and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Rosiere:
- 44.121440, -76.241601
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Rosiere
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Rosiere is near Lewis County and also Saint Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Lawrence County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Rosiere
Communities Also Named Rosiere ...
We found one communities that are also named Rosiere.
Within New York, the name Rosiere is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Rosiere in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Wisconsin
- Door County
- This Rosiere is located in Door County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the west of the Rosiere that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Door County community of Rosiere.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosiere ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Grindstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grindstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstone
- King Pitt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Limerick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Town Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Town Landing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town Landing
- Marysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perch River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Perch River is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perch River
- Pillar Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pillar Point is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillar Point
- Poplar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ravensview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnybank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sunnybank is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
- Three Mile Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Rosiere to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rosiere to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rosiere and extending to:
- Watertown, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rosiere to Watertown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 160 miles [257.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 363 miles [584.2 km] to the south (S). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,646 miles [9,086.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,370 miles [10,251.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,246 miles [6,833.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rosiere) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Rosiere to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rosiere. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1214, Longitude: -76.2416 In this case, the coordinates for Rosiere have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.936 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.19 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.148 degrees. |
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